The Stepwells of Gujarat: In Art-historical Perspective |
Contents
CHARACTERISTICS OF A STEPWELL | 1 |
INSCRIPTIONS AND SILPATEXTS ON VĀPI | 10 |
CHRONOLOGY OF THE STEPWELLS BASED ON INSCRIPTIONAL | 19 |
THE FIVE MAIN TYPES | 25 |
RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR SCULPTURE IN STEPWELLS | 69 |
Appendix 1 | 77 |
Legends to Illustrations | 88 |
Bibliography | 102 |
Index | 113 |
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The Stepwells Of Gujarat: In Art Historical Perspective Jutta Jain Neubauer No preview available - 1981 |
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11th cent 13th century Ahmedabad Ahmedabad-Dādā Ankol Ankol Mātā stepwell architectural structure Baroda Bāvā Bhairava Bhavānī Bombay brackets built carved construction Dabhoi Dādā Harir stepwell Dāvad Dāvaḍ-Ankol Mātā stepwell-third decorated deities depicted Detail Dhaky Dhrangadhra entrance pavilion entrance staircase figures floral four pilasters Gaṇeśa Ghumli Ghumli-Vikia goddess ground level ground plan Gurjara Harir Hindu images inscription intermediate frameworks Jaina Junagadh kakṣāsana Kāleśvarī Khengar stepwell-c kirtimukha kunda kūța lintel maithuna Maitraka mandapa Mātā stepwell-third quarter monuments mother-goddess motif Navagraha northern Gujarat octagonal shaft ornamentation panel parapet wall pediment pilasters platform pond quarter of 11th Ra Khengar stepwell Sanskrit Saurashtra scenes scroll sculptures second storey shrine side sidewalls sikhara Śiva southern square stepped corridor stepwell Fig stepwell Sk stepwell-11th cent stepwell-A.D. stepwell-beginning of 12th stepwell-c stone storey underground Structural elements style Surendranagar district tālukā temple Vaghela Vanthali vāpī Vāv vedikā Vikia stepwell village Viṣṇu water level water-monument